Sierra Sky Aviation LLC
Flight school in Kalispell, Montana, where the main public airport is Glacier Park International (GPI). The FAA register lists 9 aircraft under this name, mostly Cessna 172N.
Website: sierraskyaviation.com (found by search; tell us if it is wrong)
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How many aircraft does Sierra Sky Aviation LLC have?
9 aircraft are registered to it with the FAA as of October 21, 2026; aircraft it leases from their owners are not counted.
What does Sierra Sky Aviation LLC fly?
Mostly the Cessna 172N, along with the Cessna 172B and the Cessna 172L.
How old are Sierra Sky Aviation LLC's aircraft?
Built between 1960 and 2012; half were built in 1977 or earlier, so the typical one is about 49 years old.
Has Sierra Sky Aviation LLC had any accidents?
In the last 10 years the NTSB recorded 1 accident involving the aircraft registered to it today, none of them fatal. The full record
Where is Sierra Sky Aviation LLC?
In Kalispell, Montana; the main public airport there is Glacier Park International (GPI).
Are there FAA examiners near Sierra Sky Aviation LLC?
3 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles of its airport. See them by name
About Sierra Sky Aviation LLC from its own website, read October 21, 2026
Sierra Sky Aviation is a flight school based in Truckee, California, offering certified flight instruction for private, instrument, and commercial pilot certificates. The school specializes in mountain flying training and provides discovery flights, flight reviews, simulator training, and ground school instruction.
- Calls itself
- Sierra Sky Aviation
- What it is
- Flight school
- Bases
- Truckee, CA TVL
- Services
- flight training, private pilot instruction, instrument training, commercial pilot training, mountain flying instruction, discovery flights, flight reviews, simulator training, ground school, ferry services
- Address
- Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA, 96161
- Telephone
- 8607291514
- [email protected]
- Elsewhere
Written by the site from the pages of www.sierraskyaviation.com on October 21, 2026; the company's own words and pictures stay on its site. Out of date or wrong? Tell us.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Justin Bench instructor renewals, military competency · Glacier Park International · Kalispell, MT (0 nm) · (619) 251-0113 · [email protected]
- Perry Lee Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Backcountry Flying Experiences · Kalispell, MT (0 nm) · (406) 249-3637 · [email protected]
- James Arthur Heckman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Whitefish, MT (6 nm) · (360) 701-1696 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Its aircraft and their safety record from the FAA register and the NTSB
9 aircraft are registered to Sierra Sky Aviation LLC today, mostly Cessna 172N. Built between 1960 and 2012; half of them in 1977 or earlier, so the typical one is about 49 years old. 2 are helicopters.
All 9 aircraft, each with its own page
In the last 10 years the NTSB recorded 1 accident involving these aircraft.
| Date | Aircraft | What | Where | Outcome | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2025 | N734SW Cessna 172N | Accident | Ronan, MT | No injuries; substantial damage | WPR25LA243 |
Only the aircraft registered to Sierra Sky Aviation LLC today are counted, wherever they were flying and whoever was flying them, including any accident before the school owned them; aircraft a school leases from their owners are registered to those owners and are not. A school that flies more hours will show more; nobody publishes those hours, so this is a record, not a score. Compare with the other training organisations in Montana.
Other flight schools nearby within about 15 miles, the 10 nearest of 14
- Flywyo LLC 4 aircraft · flight school, Kalispell
- Acme Aircraft Flying Club LLC 3 aircraft · flying club, Kalispell
- Big Sky Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club, Kalispell
- Caddis Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school, Kalispell
- Double 07 Mike Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school, Kalispell
- Frequent Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school, Kalispell
- Kaitooth Flight Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club, Kalispell
- Odyssey Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school, Kalispell
- Redtail Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school, Kalispell
- Resort Region Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club, Kalispell
Compare every school in Montana: fleets, aircraft ages and safety records side by side. Each school is placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre when it has none.
Connections how this company links to the rest of the register
- Kalispell, MT · where it registers its aircraft
- Glacier Park International · GPI
- Kalispell City Airport · S27
- Montana 6,040 aircraft registered
- Sierra Sky Aviation LLC 9 aircraft in the fleet
- 9 aircraft on the register · Cessna 172N
This entry comes from the FAA aircraft register (October 21, 2026). The FAA publishes no downloadable list of flight schools (its online finder covers only certificated Part 141 schools), so a company is listed here when its name says what it does; this one's name does not, but it owns a fleet of training aircraft and its own website says it gives flying lessons. Is this your company? Claim or correct this listing: the base, the website, what you do, your own pictures.
